As expansionist empires, socialist superpowers and authoritarian regimes, China and Russia have much in common. While many in the West fear the formation of an authoritarian alliance between these two great powers, and while Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping call themselves 'good friends', the geopolitical interests of Beijing and Moscow are often at odds with each other. They may be comrades, but they don't always march to the same beat.
In order to gain a clear understanding of China–Russia relations in the twenty-first century, we need first to understand the long history that brought them to this point. In Entangled Empires, Sören Urbansky and Martin Wagner offer an introduction to the 400-year history of these two distant neighbours: from their first official contact in 1618 and the falling out of the two communist regimes under Khrushchev and Mao, through to China's response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
This expertly researched history of the relationship between these two nations will be essential reading for all students and scholars of Chinese and Russian history and politics, and for anyone interested in the changing balance of power in the world today.
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Entangled Empires
Four Centuries of China - Russia Relations
- 292 pages
- English
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eBook - ePub
Entangled Empires
Four Centuries of China - Russia Relations
About this book
Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Figure
- Introduction
- 1 Beijing 1618: Gathering Knowledge
- 2 Nerchinsk 1689: Setting Boundaries
- 3 Aigun 1858: Expanding Empires
- 4 Harbin 1898: Experiencing Imperialism
- 5 Shanghai 1921: Stoking Revolution
- 6 Moscow 1950: Pledging Friendship
- 7 Beijing 1956: Decoding de-Stalinization
- 8 Damansky 1969: Testing Boundaries
- 9 Tashkent 1982: Seeking Rapprochement
- 10 Beijing 1989: Losing Control
- 11 Shanghai 2001: Toppling World Order
- 12 Kyiv 2022: Interpreting War
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Sources
- Timeline
- Illustrations and Maps
- Index
- End User License Agreement
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